I am a 33-year-old Locum Consultant in Health Protection living in North East England, and currently working with the Health Protection Team of the Public Health England North East Centre.

I'm fascinated by many different bits of the theory and practice of public health, but have particular interests in TB, antimicrobial resistance and nutrition - all of which are especially relevant to public health in the UK in the 21st century.

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Employment and experience

2016 - Present: Locum Consultant in Health Protection

Public Health England
Including acting as regional lead for antimicrobial resistance and tuberculosis, and acting as patch consultant for a number of different geographical areas.

2016 - Present: Associate Lecturer in Public Health

Northumbria University

2010 - 2016: Public Health Specialty Registrar

County Durham and Darlington NHS Lead Empoyer Trust
Including rotations in NHS Tees PCT, the Health Protection Agency, NHS South of Tyne and Wear PCT, South Tyneside Council, Hartlepool Borough Council and Public Health England.

2013 - 2014: Public Health Registrar to the Chief Medical Officer

Department of Health
Including acting as Editor-in-Chief of the 2012 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer.

2008 - 2010: Foundation Doctor

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Including rotations in upper gastrointestinal surgery, stroke medicine, gastrointestinal medicine, care of the elderly, neurosurgery, and general practice.

Howard SJCommunication is key: an innovative multidisciplinary approach to communication of regional antimicrobial resistance surveillance data to hospital microbiologists in North East England.International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control, Geneva.Poster presentation.18 June 2015

Howard SJ, Stoker K, Foster KPublic health management of group A streptococcal infection in mother-baby pairs in England; a case series review.International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control, Geneva.Poster presentation.17 June 2015

Stoker K, Howard SJSeizing the opportunity for education in the public health management of a difficult outbreak of salmonella in a day nursery.Five Nations Health Protection Conference, Edinburgh.Poster presentation (Kelly Stoker).18 to 20 May 2015

Howard SJ, Funston WAn education in self-management of asthma: A study of the rules and policies governing pupils' carriage of inhalers for asthma in secondary schools in North East England.Faculty of Public Health Annual Conference, Gateshead.Poster presentation.23-24 June 2015

2015 - 2017: Topic Expert Member (Antimicrobial Resistance) of Public Health Advisory Committee A of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

2012 - Present: Associate Member of Fuse: The Centre for Translational Research in Public Health

2011 - Present: Young Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine

2010 - Present: Member of the Faculty of Public Health

In addition: Diplomate Member of the Faculty of Public Health, 2010
In addition: Trainee Member of the Faculty of Public Health, 2008 to 2010

2010 - Present: Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health

2010 - 2013: Member of the MHRA Trainee Advisory Board

2008 - Present: Member of the British Medical Association

In addition: Member of the BMA Advisory Board, 2012 to present

Interests and pursuits

I record audiobooks for the blind on behalf of Calibre, a national charity providing a subscription-free postal service of unabridged audio books for adults and children with sight problems, dyslexia or other disabilities, who cannot read print. I also read for pleasure (see my Goodreads profile), and occasionally do little bits of journalistic writing for various outlets. I swim occasionally (and rarely sink).